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President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle released a statement mourning the sudden passing of Prince on Thursday afternoon, saying “the world lost a creative icon.”

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R), who's been dogged in recent weeks by allegations that he had an affair with a former top aide, said Thursday that he has "no problem" with state legislators considering a resolution that would form a committee to consider articles of impeachment, AL.com reported.

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's American Civil Liberties Union is defending a man who is facing a fine for flying flags supporting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

According to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), ESPN made the wrong decision by dismissing baseball analyst Curt Schilling after he argued that transgender individuals should use bathrooms that conform to their birth sex.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday accused the Supreme Court's conservative Chief Justice John Roberts of being the "tip of the spear in playing politics," arguing the high court "deserves to be swept up into the political process."

Prince was confirmed dead Thursday at his compound in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, leaving his fans shocked and in mourning.

New York Rep. Pete King made clear Thursday he wouldn’t actually pop a cyanide capsule if nemesis Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) gets his party’s nomination for President.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not just Wall Street banks. Most companies and groups that paid Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to speak between 2013 and 2015 have lobbied federal agencies in recent years, and more than one-third are government contractors, an Associated Press review has found. Their interests are sprawling and would follow Clinton to the White House should she win election this fall.

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CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Prince, one of the most inventive and influential musicians of modern times with hits including "Little Red Corvette," ''Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry," was found dead at his home on Thursday in suburban Minneapolis. He was 57.

Prince, the prolific, gender-bending, genre-pushing artist who sold over 100 million records worldwide, died Thursday at the age of 57, according to his publicist. Beyond his music, the eclectic artist was known for his flamboyant appearance and wild outfits.

We're mainly a news and politics site. Celebrity deaths are sometimes mentioned but usually in passing. Prince's just announced death at age 57 is in a different category. It's reminiscent in some ways of the death of Michael Jackson in 2009, though because of the untimeliness of death, not the cause. (We don't know the cause of death.) But while Michael Jackson was clearly a great talent, his talent was not one that greatly interested me. Prince is an altogether different story. Just a towering... Читать дальше...

Artists and entertainers mourned reports that the musician Prince was found dead at his Minnesota estate Thursday. Here is how they reacted on Twitter:

Prince has died.

The artist Prince, one of the most well-known and beloved rock musician who helped shape modern rock and funk music during a decades-long career, died Thursday at his famed estate in Minnesota, his publicist confirmed.

CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a death at Paisley Park, where pop superstar Prince has his recording studios.

Donald Trump isn't done antagonizing the conservative anti-abortion movement just yet.

Vice President Joe Biden appears to prefer Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-VT) shoot-for-the-moon style of campaigning over Hillary Clinton's more incremental policy approaches.

Sen. Ron Johnson is in serious jeopardy of losing his Senate seat to Democratic challenger Russ Feingold, a new poll shows.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Facebook page belonging to the wife of an Indiana congressman touted the family's visit to the Ronald Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, California, with photos showing the two children by the conservative icon's grave and the couple in front of a "humble" wooden table where Reagan signed a massive tax cut.

The American Family Association on Thursday called for a boycott of Target stores after the company announced that transgender employees and customers should use the bathroom of their choice.

An appeals court judge giving a ho-hum speech at a lawyers' conference would not normally be a headline-making affair. But when that judge is an embattled Supreme Court nominee facing an unprecedented Senate blockade and is the subject of major White House PR campaign, such a speech becomes a little more notable.

If she wins the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton will consider bringing on a woman as her running mate, an aide told The Boston Globe Thursday.

Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich told The Washington Post editorial board on Wednesday that he was still opposed to making Washington, D.C. a state, arguing that it would give more votes to the Democratic Party.

Sarah Palin lamented ESPN’s decision to fire baseball analyst Curt Schilling for sharing several memes offensive to transgender people in a Thursday morning Facebook post.

In a Thursday morning town hall with the whole Trump family, Melania Trump, wife of the Republican frontrunner, gave an easy answer when asked about the one habit she wishes Donald would knock off.